Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-22
Tuesday, March "a, 1887.

The Toronto Mall prints u letter
from Hon. Benjamin Butterworth,
member Of Congress from Cincinnati,
who introduced the bill for the largest
reciprocity between the United States
and Canada. Following are extracts:
"You are familiar with the details Of
the proposition contained in the bill
Introduced in the closing days OF the
last Congress. That closer commercial
relations or ugly and possibly II per-
manent arrangement between Canada
and the United States must in the
near future obtain seems too clear to
need argument TO sustain IL. Ii Is In
exorable logic of the situation. That
closer and freer commercial relations
are desirable from every point of view
is apparent, and II seems equally clear
that there IL no measure Of reciprocity
short Of that which Is full and com.
plete that can meet the obvious re-
quirements Of the situation. 4 repeat
that this way out of the present en-
tapglement leads to the most happy
and valuable in every sense of unity Of
the commercial aud social interests BE-
tween ourselves and our neighbors and
kinsmen on the north, than an aliens-
ton and arrangement which
would be alike discreditable to
our craftsmanship and our humanity.
Either we will take down the par
tition wall which forces our commerce
back upon ourselves and stops its flow
along its natural channels, which IL
unerringly seeks out, and give IL full
scope 90 that trade between the
United Stctes and Canada will be IA
free As between New York and Ohio;
or We will line vi northern border
with evidences of retrogrsding civiliz.
ation-forts on land aud cruisers on
the lakes, picketing 300 miles of our
frontier with customs officers aud
spies. Such condition Of things j.
alike unnatural aud unwi-e. have
moi the time nor inclination to in
crease the length nor enlarge the
scope of this letter by canvassing the
resources OF Canada, which We need
aud ultimately must have. Suffice IL
TO say that no intelligent person who
carefully investigates the facts will
hesitate TO pronounce In favor of the
fullest and most complete reciprocity.
Fortunately Canada Is as free and
clothed with a full power 10 conclude
the arrangement az il the United
States. The former. by such course,
will not disturb her relations with her
mother country. The ties that bind
her TO England are not commercial;
they are those which reach from
hesrthstone TO hearthstone, aud could
only be destroyed by the mother coun-
try III an effort to interpose insu-
perable barriers in the way Of
the prosperity aud happiness Of her
citizens ou this side Of the Atlantic.
This England will do. OF course, In
case of a full reciprocity, as proposed
In the bill 10 which / have called your
attention, the internal revenue system
OF Canada would require some modifi.
cations, but this relates TO matters Of
detail and presents no serious obstacle
worth considering. Our tariff customs
are now substantially the same and
would be made identical, and the sys-
tenn which has placed the United
States In the front rank OF manufactur.
ing nations would speedily do q like
service for Canada. The settlement of
the question about mackerel and cod
fish 10 not difficult. and compared with
the vast interests affected by a settle
ment, all the fish In controversy
would not make q noticeable side dish.
II Canada. In the interest OF attaining
what / am persuaded fivs-sixth Of the
people Of both countries desire, could
for one year extend the privileges
heretofore enjoyed by, but not denied
to. our fishermen. all causes Of attii.
ton would be removed and the result
would be an adjustment Of the differ
ences by = full reciprocity and renew
ed prosperity 10 us and to which we
have hitherto not known. This
would possibly involve q little sacrifice
Of pride, but the act would be met on
this side by alike spirit Of compromise
and adj ustment. In other words con-
cession would be mutual.